Pressure-tank.



No. 781,164. PATENTED- JAN, 31, 1905.

A, S'GHNEIDER.

PRESSURE TANK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26,1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 31, 1905.

ADOLPH SCHNEIDER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PRESSURE-TANK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 781,164, dated January 31, 1905.

Original application filed June 7, 1901, Serial No. 63,655. Divided and this application filed September 26, 1902. Serial N 0. 124,997.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AnoLrH SCHNEIDER, a citizen of the United States, now residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and formerly residing at Trinidad, in the county of Las Animas, State of Colorado,

have invented a certain new and useful 1m provement in Pressure-Tanks, of which the following is a specification, the same being a division of my application, Serial No. 63,655, filed June 7, 1901. I

This invention relates to a construction of tank adapted to contain liquid under pressure and which is particularly applicable for use in handling beer and carbonated liquids generally, where gas, air, or other pressure is employed for discharging the liquid into bottles or other receptacles under pressure.

The objects of the invention are to enable access to be readily had to the interior of the tank for cleaning or other purposes without any trouble or inconvenience; to construct the tank in halves or sections longitudinally divided and hung by trunnions on the lower half or section for the tank to be tipped to facilitate the cleansing thereof; to insure a tight joint between the halves or sections of the divided tank, by which escape of gas, air, or other pressure and the liquid will be effectually prevented; to furnish simple locking means for retaining the tank when closed in a horizontal or a tipped position or in a tipped position when opened; to furnish a support for the tank in a raised position which will holdthe tank against easy tipping over, and to improve generally the construction of the tank as a whole.

The invention consists in the features .of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the body of the tank broken out; Fig. 2, an end elevation; Fig. 3, a plan view showing the tank open and in position for access to its interior, and Fig. A a cross-section through the tank.

The tank or receptacle is constructed of a body having a bottom section or half A and a top section or half B, the two sections or halves being of the requisite length and having an interior diameter for the size of tank or receptacle desired. The bottom section or half of the tank or receptacle has around its upper edge a projecting flange a, and the top section or half has around its lower edge a projecting flange b, and each flange has therein a half groove or recess 0, the two half-grooves forming a full groove for the reception of a packing or gasket C, by means of which when the two sections or halves are drawn together, compressing the packing or gasket, a tight joint against leakage will be formed. The bottom section or half of the tank or receptacle has on its front side ears (Z, arranged in pairs, and the top section or half has on its front side ears (Z arranged in pairs and coinciding with the ears (Z, and between each pair of ears (Z is pivotally secured, by a pin or pivot 65, a' clamping-bolt D, the stem of which extends up when the clamping-bolt is raised between the ears d and is screw-threaded to receive a wing or other clamping-nut (Z so that when the stems of the clamping-bolts are entered between the ears (Z and the wing or other clamping-nuts set down the front of the tank or receptacle at .the juncture between the bottom and top sections thereof will be closely drawn together. The rear side of the bottom section or half of the tank or receptacle has extending out from the flange a ears (0, arranged in pairs, between which cars is entered an ear 6, extending out from the flange I) of the top section or half of the tank or receptacle, and through the ears a and b is passed a pivoting-rod I), having at one end a nut d for holding the rod against end movement, which rod furnishes, in conjunction with the ears, a hinge connection between the two sections or halves of the tank, enabling the top or cover section or half to be raised for access to the interior of the tank or receptacle. I

At each end of the lower or bottom section or half of the tank or receptacle is a trunnion or journal E. Each trunnion or journal is located at the vertical center and above the horizontal center of the lower half or section of the tank or receptacle, giving the tank or receptacle as a whole an oif-center support on the trunnions or journals. At each end of the tank or receptacle is a standard or upright F, each stand- I or halves are united by the clamping-bolts.

ard or upright having its lower end spread to form feet F of a greater width than the width of the tank or receptacle, thus furnishing a support for the tank or receptacle which will 7 not readily tip or change position in opening and closing the tank or receptacle, and, as shown, the two standards or uprights are united one to the other by a cross-piece F making a frame simple in construction and well adapted for supporting the tank or receptacle. The upper end of each standard or upright has thereon a half journal box or bearing f, coacting with which is a half journal boX or bearing f, forming a journal box or bearing for the trunnion or journal at the end of the tank or receptacle. The two parts or sections of each journal box or bearing are united one to the other by clamping-bolts so that by loosening the clamping bolts slightly the tank or receptacle is free to turn on its trunnions or journals, which turning is facilitated by the off-center location of the trunnions or journals, and by tightening the clamping-bolts f the tank or receptacle can be locked and held in a fixed position. The locking of the tank or receptacle in a fixed. position is also attained by providing a series of holes a, one half of each hole formed in the face of the journal box or bearing and one half in the periphery or face of the trunnion or journal, as shown in Fig. 2. Into any one of said holes a locking-pin a can be entered, looking the trunnion or journal to the journal box or bearing, it being understood that the halfholes are spaced apart regularly, so that in turning the tank or receptacle a half-hole in the trunnion or journal will coincide with a halfhole in the journal box or hearing, forming a complete hole for entering the locking-pin.

The construction of the tank or receptacle in two halves or sections, the lower one of which forms the body for containing the liquid and the upper one of which forms a receiver for the pressure, and hinging the two halves or sections one to the other enables ready access to be had to the interior for cleansing or other purposes. The setting of the trunnions or journals off center facilitates the turning of the tank or receptacle either into a working or horizontal position transversely or tipping the receptacle into an inclined or vertical position for cleansing or for access thereto for repairs or other purposes.

The tank or receptacle can be readily turned on the trunnions or journals by loosening the clamping journal boxes or bearings and withdrawing the locking-pin and can be readily returned to working position and when in working position locked and held therein by tightening the clamping journal-boxes and inserting the locking-pin. The provision of a packing or gasket between the abutting faces of the two sections or halves insures a tight joint against leakage when the two sections The continuous hinge furnished by the pivoting-rod on the rear side of the tank or receptacle, in conjunction with the clamping-bolts for the front side of the tank or receptacle, enables the opening and closing of the halves or sections to be readily and quickly performed, it only being necessary to loosen and tighten the clamping-bolts for the front side of the two halves or sections.

The tank or receptacle as a whole and the support therefor make the appliance a desirable one for containing liquids under pressure, as tipping or overturning is not liable to occur in the use of the tank or receptacle, and the tank or receptacle can be turned into a vertical position to escape the water and waste material in cleaning.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination 1n a horizontal pivotally-mounted pressure-tank, of an elongated body longitudinally divided horizontally at the center and consisting of an upper section and a lower section of equal depth, the two sections when united forming a chamber within the tank adapted to receive pressure in its upper portion and to contain liquid in its lower portion with the, bottom wall of the lower section adapted for the attachment of a plurality of filling-valves, a fixed journal-pin at each end of the lower section of the body of the tank, each journal-pin located below the plane of the abutting edge of the lower section, whereby the horizontal pivot-line of the tank as a whole will be below the horizontal center of the tank, a clamping journalbox for each journal-pin, and means for engaging the journal-box with its journal-pin and holding the tank as a whole in an adjusted position, substantially as described.

2. The combination in a horizontal pivotally-mounted pressure-tank, of an elongated body longitudinally divided horizontally at the center and consisting of an upper section and a lower section of equal depth, the two sections when united forming a chamber within the tank adapted to receive pressure in its upper portion and to contain liquid in its lower portion with the bottom wall of the lower section adapted for the attachment of a plurality of filling-valves, a fixed journal-pin at each end of the lower section of the body of the tank, each journal-pin located below the plane of the abutting edge of the lower section, whereby the horizontal pivot-line of the tank as a whole will be below the horizontal center of the tank, a clamping journalbox for each journal-pin, means for engaging the journal-box with its journal-pin and holding the tank as a whole in an adjusted position, and a standard for each journal-box supporting the tank as a whole in an elevated position and free to be swung and turned on the journal-pins, substantially as described.

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3. The combination in a horizontal pivot: ally-mounted pressure-tank, of an elongated body longitudinally divided horizontally at the center and consisting of an upper section and a lower section of equal depth, the two sections when united forming a chamber With in the tank adapted to receive pressure in its upper portion and to contain liquid in its lower portion with the bottom Wall of the lower section adapted for the attachment of a plurality of fillingvalves, a fixed journal-pin at each end of the lower section of the body of the tank, each journal-pin located in a plane below the abutting edge of the section Whereby the tank as a whole will be pivotally mounted below its horizontal center, a journal-box for each journal-pin, and means for interlocking each journal-box with its journal-pin and holding the tank in its adjusted position, substanti ally as described.

ADOLPH SCHNEIDER. Witnesses:

THOMAS A. BANNING, OSCAR W. BOND. 

